CVE-2011-0281

CVE Details

Release Date:

2011-02-10

Description

The unparse implementation in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.6.x through 1.9, when an LDAP backend is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor exhaustion and daemon hang) via a principal name that triggers use of a backslash escape sequence, as demonstrated by a \n sequence.

See more information about CVE-2011-0281 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (krb5)	ELSA-2011-0199	2011-02-08
Oracle Linux version 6 (krb5)	ELSA-2011-0200	2011-02-10

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